Outputs (4)

Managing the Remains of Foetuses and Abandoned Infants – A Call to Urgently Review South African Law and Medico-legal Practice (2016)
Journal Article
du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Pickles, C., & Saayman, G. (2016). Managing the Remains of Foetuses and Abandoned Infants – A Call to Urgently Review South African Law and Medico-legal Practice. South African Medical Journal, 106(6), 578-581. https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2016.v106i6.10598

This article reviews South African (SA) law and its impact on the medicolegal management of fetal remains emanating from elective and therapeutic termination of pregnancies, stillbirths and miscarriages and the remains of abandoned or exposed infants... Read More about Managing the Remains of Foetuses and Abandoned Infants – A Call to Urgently Review South African Law and Medico-legal Practice.

Involuntary Contraceptive Sterilisation of Women in South Africa and the Criminal Law (2016)
Journal Article
Pickles, C. (2016). Involuntary Contraceptive Sterilisation of Women in South Africa and the Criminal Law. South African journal of criminal justice, 29(2), 89-115

The Sterilisation Act 44 of 1998 prohibits sterilisations without informed consent. Despite its enactment, people are being involuntarily sterilised in South Africa and women are reportedly disproportionately affected by this practice. An involuntary... Read More about Involuntary Contraceptive Sterilisation of Women in South Africa and the Criminal Law.

Evaluating the Current Knowledge of Legislation and Practice of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the Management of Foetal Remains in South Africa (2016)
Journal Article
du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Pickles, C., & Lombaard, H. (2016). Evaluating the Current Knowledge of Legislation and Practice of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the Management of Foetal Remains in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 106(4), 403-406. https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2016.v106i4.10214

BACKGROUND: In the clinical setting, the main legislative provisions governing the management and 'disposal' of fetal remains in South Africa are the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 51 of 1... Read More about Evaluating the Current Knowledge of Legislation and Practice of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the Management of Foetal Remains in South Africa.

The Medico-legal Investigation of Abandoned Fetuses and Newborns – A Review of Cases Admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa (2016)
Journal Article
du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Pickles, C., Smith, Z., Jordaan, J., & Saayman, G. (2016). The Medico-legal Investigation of Abandoned Fetuses and Newborns – A Review of Cases Admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130(2), 569-574

There is a dearth of literature on the extent of fetal or newborn abandonment or “dumping” and the medico-legal investigation procedures these cases require. This is despite the fact that these occurrences are a worldwide phenomenon and by definition... Read More about The Medico-legal Investigation of Abandoned Fetuses and Newborns – A Review of Cases Admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa.